Been told its impossible to get a statement....

[2boysnamedR]

And not to bover. Is this true? I was told my child needs a delay of over 21 months and the only evidence I have is a SALT report stating 6 months delay. He is under peadiatrition, OT, SALT and we was awarded DLA yesterday. He is being refered to ed phycoligist as well. Can I get a statement for dyspraxia - asd type symtoms ( I have no Dx). So fed up of people telling me they can't help!

A statement is awarded when a school cannot give a child access to the National Curriculum from it's existing resources.

Access to the curriculum is based on NEED, not diagnosis. I am sure of my facts here as my own son got a statement nearly 2 years ahead of his formal diagnosis, + I have a close friend in another LA whose child has a statement for purely emotional reasons, (he has NO disabilities at all).

It's an obstacle race, where only those children with the most determined parents stand even a cat in hell's chance of getting the support they need to receive an adequate education. The first hurdle is professionals telling you your child's isn't entitled to receive what is, their legal right. Yes, they DO lie on a regular basis as the more parents are fobbed off at this stage, the less money the LA has to fork out. It's very effective.

Go to the IPSEA website, download the model letter there and post off your application for a statement today. At this stage you have NOTHING to lose, except the price of a stamp; as at the very least the school will have to take a proper look at what they are doing to help your child and the LA Ed Pysch will have to do a formal assessment. It also tells everyone that you are serious about your child's education.

Go for it.

My child with 'nothing wrong' now has full time 1:1.

many schools choose not to see special needs... Costs too much and is too much effort.

Had to do it all myself, including independant reports and was tense and hardwork pulling it together and negotiating at the end, but the best thing I've ever done.

She's now learning, whereas before wasn't.

Good luck. This board and ipsea will give you lots of advice.

Is a long road but unless you try you'll never know.

Keep a paper trail of everything.

Will be a lot of work and probably will not be easy, but worth a go.

Thanks. I have fighting for him since he was 18 months old and he is 5.5 now so I used to no end of utter crap from the system. So fed up and worn down. Was told he will never get better and never be normal but no one can do anything. Surely if I have DLA it must be bad enought as they have forked out

Never be normal? WTF?

Don't let them make you defend something you have never said. You want your child to receive and adequate education, not be 'made normal!' - how offensive!

What's normal anyway? He has a potential what ever level that's at, I just want him to reach that potential. That's about the lowest end of offensive I hear. Thank god he not got x y z. It's pretty irrelevant as I'm not dealing with x y z am I am? It's like saying it could' be worse his head could have fallen off. There's always someone worse off, but I'm not involved in that other persons issue am I